Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-24
Application for a Patent.
Notice No. la.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Boise City, Idaho, J une 81, 1887.


Notice is hereby given that the Elmira
Silver Mining Company, by John Brown,
It's Pre- sitlent aud General Manager, whose
post office address Is Banner, Boise coun.
ty, Idaho Territory, has made application
for United States patent for the Banner
lode mining claim and mill site, situated
in Banner Mining District, Boise County,
Idaho Territory, consisting of fifteen hun
dred (l500) linear feet of the lode, and sur
face ground six hundred 5000 feet wide,
being Lot No. 81 A and acres of non
mineral land not contiguous to said lode
for mill site, being Lot No. 81 B, and
described in the field notes and plat of the
magnetic variation at 10 degrees and 30
minutes East, as follows, in effect substan-
tally and correctly:
Sand mining CLAIM commencing at the
stake or post on which is posted the no
tice of relocation, at a point 100 feet in
westerly direction from the shaft sunk on
said lode, known US the old Banner shaft
or discovery shalt, and running thence in
an easterly direction 1900 feet TO a similar
stake or post on the line of said lode.
marked East Center Stake" together
with 600 feet in width the entire length of
said claim, being 800 feet in width on each
side from the center or middle of said
lode at the surface. Said surface ground
being marked and described as follows. In
effect Commencing at point 1850 feet
from United States mineral monument
No, |, in direction north 81 degrees. O6
minutes east theretrom, The property be-
ing on unsuryeyed land-being cor. No.
|, running thence south IA degrees. o.
minutes east 600 feet to post marked
IS. w." being cor. No 2, and passing
through, at a distance of 800 feet from the
original starting point, the west end CEN
ter post or stake on which is posted the
original notice of relocation by the Ell.
mira Silver Mining Company, thence
north II degrees % minutes east. 1900 feet
to post marked IS. E." being cor. No
3, thence north IA degrees, O4 minutes
west, across the east end center post or
stake 600 feet to post marked IN. E. "
being cor. No. 4, thence south II degrees
% minutes west 1900 feet to a post mark
ed IN. W." which is the place of begin
ming, containing an area of 20 5O-lOO
acres. This location also covers and in.
cludes what is known as the Biz Cron.
pings, and said mine or Banner lode he.
ing situated about thirty miles In a north
easterly direction from Idaho CITY. and
about one mile in Il northeasterly direc.
ton from the steam quartz mill owned nv
the Elmira Silver Mining Company. All.
SO the MILL SITE on which stands the
Banner MILL and known as the Banner
mill site, located in triangular shane
immediately above what was formerly
called Wolverine Gulcb, and Smiths
Fork, and between them, described AS fol
lows; Beginning at point 1896 feet
from United States mineral monument
No. l, in direction therefrom south 80
deg. 81 minutes east, thence running south
20 degrees, 10 minutes east 514.5 feet to n
post, cor. No. f. thence north so degrees,
03 minutes west 700 feet to post at the
junction of the right fork of Bear creek
with the main creek cor. No. /, running
thence north % degrees 50 minutes east
440 feet 10 post, cor. No. 2, theRce north
% degrees east 215,5 feet to post, cor. No.
), which is the place of beginning; en-
braclng an area of five acres. The north
line OF said mill site being 3,9507 feet dis
.aht from the northwest corner, or cor.
No. of said Lot No. 81 A, the Banner
lode surface ground, in direction south
% degrees 10 minutes 80 seconds west
thereirom; all corners of CLAIM being al.
so marked L. 5. L. 81 A, and all corners
of mill site marked U. S. L. 81 b. in add.
ton to No. of corner.
The said mining claim and mill site be.
ing of record in the Office of the County
Recorder of said mining district at Idaho
City, In Boise County, Idaho Territory.
The nearest known location being the sill.
yer Chief lode or claim, which Joins the
SAID Banner lode and claim on the west.
ANY aud all persons claiming adversely
any portion of the said Banner lode min
ing claim or surface ground, or the mill
site azores aid, are required to file their adj.
verse claims thereto gith the Register of
The United States Land Office, at Boise
CITY, Idaho Territory, within the sixty
days publication hereof, or they will be
barred by virtqa of the provisions of the